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It is the last picture on Oleksandr Pyeljeschenko’s Instagram profile. It shows the 30-year-old Ukrainian in full combat gear. The weapon dangles around his neck, his beard has grown long and his hair is cropped short. Standing on a dirt road, Pyeljeschenko smiles and looks into the distance. Where exactly the once successful weightlifter is remains uncertain. Somewhere close to the war against the Russians. The location given is Rio de Janeiro, a place where the young man would probably have liked to be back then.